Example sentences of "this [vb -s] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This belongs to the last days of 1870 , more than a year after the murder in the park . |
| 2 | All this testifies to the extreme importance attached to every status-symbol in an avidly status-conscious age . |
| 3 | The ‘ new angle ’ must be sought to retain reader interest , and this goes beyond the cynical . |
| 4 | This goes beyond the intrinsic error due to the device ( about 2% when measuring an inanimate object ) and is not random . |
| 5 | This goes beyond the statutory requirements against discrimination on grounds of sex , marriage and race , to include age , disability and sexual orientation . |
| 6 | This goes over the old arguments . |
| 7 | For a £1 ‘ Each Way ’ bet , you stake £2. £1 of this goes on the same horse to win and the other £1 goes on the same horse to finish in the first three or four places , depending on how many runners there are in the race . |
| 8 | This goes to the six charities chosen by the Princess Royal , the Duke and Duchess of Kent , Prince Edward , and Princess Alexandra the Hon. |
| 9 | This goes to the Inland Revenue Accounts Office along with the NI contributions and tax deducted in the previous month . |
| 10 | Pedulla 's stated aim is to produce an instrument which will sound ‘ alive ’ even at flat tone settings , and credit for this goes to the Bartolini powerhouses and Pedulla 's tone-shaping circuitry . |
| 11 | I resume my explanation of the Bill , and this goes to the very heart of the issues raised by the two hon. Gentlemen . |
| 12 | This goes against the general rule that says the bigger the band , the longer and more excruciatingly dull , the soundcheck . |
| 13 | This goes against the general trend of the rest of the survey ( which suggests that these groups are less well informed and less accurately informed about credit ) . |
| 14 | Therefore the flower is ultimately linked to the earth itself , which is thought of as part of a ‘ sphere ’ — this refers to the Ptolemaic system , already out of date in the seventeenth century . |
| 15 | In its style of labelling , therefore , this differs from the present driving law , with its separate offences of reckless driving and causing death by reckless driving : the equivalent would be a single offence of driving in a manner likely to endanger life . |
| 16 | This differs from the moving average in that it does not use equal weightings for the past values chosen . |
| 17 | This differs from the previous exercise in that you are not looking directly at skills , but at the theoretical knowledge you require to undertake those skills safely . |
| 18 | This points to the second record that randomized to the home address . |
| 19 | This points to the real worry about 1991 : not that it will not be good enough , but that it will be too good . |
| 20 | Surely , all of this points to the urgent need to define a common strategy and a corporate working agenda . |
| 21 | Easthope concedes , ‘ Spoken performance of pentameter is accordingly open to variation in a way accentual verse is not ’ , and this points to the massive lacuna at the heart of his book . |
| 22 | One fails to see what relevance this has to the present issue at hand which is to deal with the present-day traffic using the estate . |
| 23 | I 've been praying for him and this looks like the best possible outcome . |
| 24 | ‘ This looks like the ideal time to push ahead . ’ |
| 25 | This looks like the same tape as Uncle Pauls erm is it ? |
| 26 | This looks after the day-to-day running of the Campaign , leaving the executive to consider major policy initiatives . |
| 27 | This adds to the substantial shareholding MDH bought in 1991 . |
| 28 | ( This adds to the dramatic tension . ) |
| 29 | The picture is in black and white — there is never enough night light for colours to emerge — and this adds to the unreal quality . |
| 30 | Here we would never maintain the whole is suffering environmental decline , but that parts of it are , and this matters to the numerous people living there . |